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Associate People Business Partner

PayScale

PayScale

People & HR, Sales & Business Development
United States · Remote
USD 80,300-96,400 / year
Posted on Jan 8, 2026

Location

Remote-United States

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

General & AdministrativePeople

Compensation

  • Salary Range $80.3K – $96.4K • Offers Bonus • 10%

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for all positions, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. Depending on the position, there is eligibility for an annual corporate bonus percentage. If you are hired at Payscale, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider any internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. We also offer a generous total rewards package.

About Payscale

Payscale is the original compensation innovator for organizations who want to scale their business with pay and transform their largest investment into their greatest advantage. With decades of innovation in sourcing reputable data and developing AI-powered tools, Payscale delivers actionable insights that turn pay from a cost to a catalyst. Its suite of solutions — Payfactors, Marketpay, and Paycycle — empower 65% of the top companies in the U.S. and businesses like Panasonic, ZoomInfo, Chipotle, Quest Diagnostics, University of Washington, American Airlines, and TJX Companies.

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To learn more, visit www.payscale.com.

Job Description

The Associate People Business Partner reports into the Principal People Business Partner and supports the broader People Business Partner team to deliver high-quality support across assigned business units. This role supports employees from individual contributor through managers, providing day-to-day HR guidance. This person will recommend, develop, and implement new HR processes as required to grow the business across core people processes, employee relations, and manager effectiveness.

This role will also collaborate with People Operations and Centers of Excellence to support HRIS reporting, ensure operational continuity, and contribute to talent and leadership development initiatives. This role plays a key part in building scalable people practices while supporting internal leadership growth and a strong employee experience.

In this role, you will:

  • Support individual contributors through managers within assigned business units, partnering closely with the Principal PBP and PBP team to deliver day-to-day HR guidance across employee relations, performance management, manager coaching, and core people processes.

  • Partner with HR Operations to learn and execute basic HRIS reporting, providing coverage and backup support to ensure continuity of core people data and reporting needs.

  • Design and deliver programming to identify, develop, and ramp emerging leaders from within the organization, partnering with PBPs and business leaders to support internal talent pipelines and leadership readiness.

  • Support People team initiatives focused on employee engagement, culture and development. This could include organizing trainings, distributing and writing communications, etc.

  • Assists with administering onboarding for new employees

  • Personnel changes – administering the behind the scenes work, investigate org design, partner with the Total Rewards team for compensation modeling, etc.

  • Create, document, and maintain clear and up-to-date Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and how-to guides, ensuring smooth team operations and consistent process execution.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in a People team role, could include HR generalist or people operations. Ideally in a fast-paced high growth SaaS company.

  • Strong foundation of HR processes and understanding of how to balance employee advocacy with business needs.

  • Hands on experience with HRIS platforms, understanding how they work, how to pull reporting, and an overall desire to learn more about them.

  • You have a strong ability to multi-task and project manage. You take pride in accuracy and dependability.

  • Adaptable and ability to stay calm under pressure.

Location

Payscale has an employee centric remote-first model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you, while also finding time to collaborate in person for the moments that matter.

In our remote-first model, employees can work from the location that works best for them. We do not have centralized corporate offices. Employees can choose to work from home, in company-paid co-working spaces, or any combination of the two that best suits their unique needs.

If you work from home, we recommend ensuring that you can meet the following technology, equipment and workspace requirements:

  • High-Speed Internet - A stable broadband or fiber connection (satellite is highly discouraged) with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in a dedicated workspace that has a reliable Wi-Fi signal.

  • Device for Multifactor Authentication (MFA/2FA) - smartphone, tablet, etc.

When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather for in-person events.

Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, UK, The Philippines and Romania however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii.

Benefits and Perks

All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values:

  • Data informed decision making.

  • Customer first. Always.

  • Succeed together.

  • Relentless about results. Obsessed with excellence.

  • Lead the change. Shape the standard.

An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:

  • Monthly company All Hands meetings

  • Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposure through things like AMAs

  • Access to continued learning & development opportunities

  • Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and career growth

  • A growing network of Employee Resource Groups

  • Company sponsored volunteer hours

  • And more!

Our more standard benefits

  • Flexible paid time off, giving you the opportunity to rest, relax and recharge away from work

  • 14 Paid Company Holidays, includes 2 floating holidays (you choose!)

  • A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance covered up to 100% by Payscale

  • Unlimited infertility coverage benefits through our medical plans

  • Additional supplemental health benefits offered to you and your family

  • 401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match

  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents

  • Health Savings Account (HSA) options and company contributions each pay period

  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations

  • Annual remote work stipend to be used on wellness or home office equipment

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We embrace equal employment opportunity. Payscale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.

If you have a disability or impairment and need assistance with the application process, please email recruiting@payscale.com for support.

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Compensation Range: $80.3K - $96.4K